Proposal to improve road clearance on Phantom and 20 HP models by modifying the exhaust pipe and petrol tank sump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page080 | |
| Date | 9th July 1927 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X516 V615 R4/M9.7.27. PHANTOM AND 20 HP: ROAD CLEARANCE. X.516 X.5230 X.8230 X.8470 X8460 It is proposed to lift up the exhaust pipe somewhat, by flattening it (making it oval section), and provide a new sump for the rear petrol tank so that it gives more road clearance, which is bad on bump; R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).